A Catholic perspective on ghost stories reveals why some apparitions may be souls in Purgatory — and why the Church urges us to pray for them.

A 9-year-old Randolph County girl died from flu complications, according to her family. Madeline "Maddie" Grace Vernon was diagnosed with the flu on Jan. 25. Her mother, Mary Edging, took her to ...

Growing up, I was raised as a Catholic in an Italian home among four siblings. I was devastated when my father passed away when I was 10 years old. My mother, who never worked outside of the home, ...